2011 - the Year in Review - Nigel

My little Nigel-bear.  We added him to the family in January of 2011 and have loved every minute of having him around.  This last year has consisted of lots of patience and training while he gets used to us and becomes a tame little hog.

Healthwise - he had his first checkup in April and he did great.  Shortly after he developed a skin irritation and had to get a steroid shot and take antibiotics.  In October he developed a bit of a runny nose and since he was due for his 6 month checkup anyway I took him in....all in all he is a very healthy and happy little hedgehog.

We have spent lots of time investigating what kind of foods he likes.  His main diet consists of ferret food, crickets and worms.  He is the lover of junk food but I try not to give it to him very often.

We have so enjoyed him as a part of our little zoo - for 2012 I will continue to work on levels of tameness with him and continue to interact with him every day.  I may also look in to creating a hedgehog play area where he has lots of room to run with lots of places to investigate.